Recently added articles from The Sun (Yuma, AZ):
New trial date set in 1985 murder.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: James Gilbert Oct. 10--A new trial date has been set for one of the three suspects accused in the 1985 killing of a 65-year-old Yuma man, while the two other suspects have entered into plea agreements. According to Yuma County Superior Court records, attorney ...
Criminals still on top of Region.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Scott Jungman Oct. 10--It's tough to beat the region's best when missing the best player on the team. Cibola volleyball found that out the hard way Tuesday at Yuma High without junior middle blocker Marianna Curtis, who rolled her ankle in pregame warmups ....
A variety of music set for Yuma this week.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Stefani Guerrero Soucy Oct. 10--Various reggae, hip-hop, blues, country and rock bands will be performing this week in bars and other locations around Yuma. --Tonight -- Jimmy Caves will be performing on his piano at Jimmie Dee's Bar, 38 W. 2nd St., from 6 to ...
AWC faculty take complaints, support to board.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Reynolds Oct. 10--Almost 100 people packed the Arizona Western College governing board meeting Tuesday, using it as a forum to voice both support and opposition for the college's administration and a controversial redesign of faculty leadership. The ...
Mendoza says it's time for a change on city council.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: James Gilbert Oct. 10--EDITOR'S NOTE -- This is the third in a four-part series profiling the candidates for the Yuma City Council in the Nov. 6 general election. While he had hoped to do better in September's primary election, city council candidate Raul ...
Quechan Tribe to celebrate Indian Days.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--The Quechan Indian Tribe will host its annual Indian Days celebration Thursday through Sunday, offering events ranging from singing and dancing to a tortilla eating contest and native film festival. This annual event is open to the public and ad mission is ...
Yuman faces 11 felonies in child molestation case.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: James Gilbert Oct. 10--A felony complaint was filed Tuesday in Yuma Justice Court against a Yuma man who is suspected of child molestation. John Santa Cruz, 35, was charged with 11 felony counts, including five counts of molestation of a child. He ...
Six dead in tragedy in San Luis Rio Colorado.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Juana M. Gyek And Cesar Neyoy Oct. 10--A 5-year-old girl from San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., died Monday of injuries suffered in an automobile accident involving a man suspected of previously shooting two of his family members to death in the border city. ...
BRIEF: Smoke sets off fire alarms.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Nicole E. Squibbs Oct. 10--A smell of smoke was in the air, but Yuma Fire Department found only false alarms. Around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, employees from Pizza Hut, 1843 S. 4th Ave., smelled smoke and heard the fire alarm at Young Minds Preschool, 1881 S. 4th ...
BRIEF: AWC volleyball keeps ACCAC player of the week.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--The Arizona Western volleyball team continued to keep the ACCAC Player of the Week award to itself on Monday as Patty Paniagua earned the honor for her second time this season. Matador players have won the award each of the six weeks this season, a streak which is ...
Cougars serve up a win.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Rob Weiler Oct. 10--It's impossible to win a volleyball match after one or two games, but the Yuma Catholic volleyball team may have lost its match on Tuesday in that same amount of time. The Shamrocks didn't throw in the towel after spotting Phoenix ...
Local sports glance: Kings spike Sidewinders.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--SAN LUIS -- The Kofa volleyball team held off San Luis in three hard-fought sets Tuesday night 25-16, 25-22 and 26-24. San Luis had set point in Game 3, but the Kings came back to take the next three points and the match. "We played with them the whole way, ...
Miss Yuma County moves later in the year from January to October.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Stefani Guerrero Soucy Oct. 10--The Miss Yuma County pageant is moving down in the calendar year, from their usual last weekend in January, to this Saturday at the Yuma Historic Theatre, 254 S. Main St. And the one who will notice the difference the most is ...
Cross country notebook: Schools traveling less during next half of season.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Rob Weiler Oct. 2--With only a couple exceptions, many of the area's high school cross country teams are finished with long bus rides as the sport enters the second half of its season. One of those exceptions is a trip teams will gladly make on Nov. 4 for the state ...
Planned Parenthood merges Tucson and Phoenix areas.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Nicole E. Squibbs Oct. 2--Monday was a major milestone in the history of Planned Parenthood in Arizona. Over seven decades ago, in 1934, the Planned Parenthood movement was launched in Arizona with the founding of the Tucson organization. The Phoenix-based ...
Mural to be unveiled downtown.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--When artists have an exceptionally big vision, sometimes they need the side of a building as their canvas. The historic Lane Building in downtown Yuma now boasts such a massive mural, which will be unveiled today (Tuesday) with a special lighting ceremony. The public ...
Polish firefighting interns gain lots of cultural experience.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Nicole E. Squibbs Oct. 2--Two students who traveled from Poland to Arizona to live and work with the Yuma Fire Department firefighters gained lots of experience -- but not in fighting fires -- since there weren't any serious blazes to contend with during their month ...
YRMC Foundation Western dance Saturday.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Pam M. Smith Oct. 2--Three guest musicians will perform for the Saturday night Foundation of Yuma Regional Medical Center's fundraising Western dance event. Teaming up as Rockin' Roadhouse, Joe Diffie, Mark Chesnutt and Aaron Tippin will be on stage at the ...
BRIEF: Gentle rain awakens Yumans.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Joyce Lobeck Oct. 2--The weather service may call it a "trace," but the rain that softly fell Monday morning provided a nice little wake-up for Yumans. "There was a lot of tropical moisture," said Valerie Meyers of the National Weather Service in Phoenix. ...
Cocopah police officers graduate from Border Patrol bike program.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--The Cocopah Police Department plans to begin patrols on bicycles later this month, after seven officers graduated from the Law Enforcement Bike Training Program. The training was offered by the U.S. Border Patrol's Yuma Sector, with the last of two graduations from the ...